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Albert Einstein, Compound Effect author, Success Magazine Publisher Darren Hardy, and Strategic Learning author Willie Pietersen all agree. Focus and compounding are the two most powerful forces in the universe. Developing clarity of focus is your springboard.
Topics: Strategic Discipline, meeting rhythms, priorities, metrics, Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop
As children you played the game monopoly. The most disappointing part of the game is going bankrupt and being eliminated.
Topics: Four Decisions, Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop, Cash Conversion Cycle, Cash
If you believe that achieving success is about being in the right place and perhaps being born with a silver spoon in your mouth, then consider the story of Alan Rudy.
Topics: Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, Four Decisions, Rockefeller Habits Checklist, Execution, Alan Rudy
Growth companies need to get Four Decision right in order to achieve success. These Four Decisions are People, Strategy, Execution and Cash. Depending on the severity of your challenges in these four decision areas, you will ultimately need to choose one of these four decisions as your One Thing for the year and quarterly priorities. We’ve covered the outcome for getting People and Strategy right in your organization in previous blogs.
Topics: measurement, Rockefeller Habits Checklist, consistently execute, Execution
Topics: One Page Strategic Plan, Four Decisions, strategy
Topics: employee engagement, Core Values, People, Core Purpose, Four Decisions, BHAG
In Four Decisions You Must Get Right to Achieve Growth I promised I’d provide you with a Personal Story about applying the One Thing principals. For a company example of One Thing, read this Blog from the Dream Manager. This story is about three years ago so as to provide some protection for my son Joshua. The point of sharing this is simple. Placing your primary focus on one thing, either for yourself or your company gets results. It’s extending the idea that less is more.
Topics: One Thing, Mastering the Rockefeller Habits, priorities
Last week I began work with a new client presenting a shortened version of the Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop. It occurred to me that many business owners and managers are unclear where they need to focus their attention to achieve results for their business.
Topics: One Thing, Four Decisions, Two Day Rockefeller Habits Workshop, Alignment
If you’re a small to mid-sized business owner you probably have a number of aspirations for your business. To build it so you can spend your time doing what you love most while the business runs consistently and predictably without you. Or it may be to watch it grow to achieve success humming along like a well-oiled machine. The dream of many small business owners was outlined in Michael Gerber’s book The E-Myth Revisited, Why Most Small Businesses Don’t Work and What To Do About It. Ultimately you want to be in a position to invest most of your time working ON the business rather than IN it.
Topics: measurement, Michael Gerber, Rockefeller Habits Checklist, consistently execute
Remember the story of Rip Van Winkle? You probably remember he slept for 20 years, but little else.
Topics: Strategic Discipline, change, leadership, meeting rhythms, priorities, metrics
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The Strategic Discipline Blog focuses on midsize business owners with a ravenous appetite to improve his or her leadership skills and business results.
Our 3 disciplines include:
- Priorities
- Metrics
- Meeting Rhythms